A Piece of Home

  • Run time: 3 min
  • Premiere: 2021. September 30.

In 1998, a violent conflict forced Najat Hamza to flee her home in Oromia, a regional state in Ethiopia. She recalls the night she said goodbye to her mother before she, her father, and two siblings left for Kenya. Najat eventually settled down in Minnesota, but she still longs for a place she left behind. [Overview courtesy of StoryCorps]

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Directing

Richard O'Connor

Director

Production

Dave Isay

Executive Producer

Rachel Hartman

Executive Producer

Savannah Winchester

Producer

Sound

Kerrie Hillman

Audio Post Coordinator

Lauren Smith

Sound

Chelsea Aguilera

Recording Supervision

Jarrett Floyd

Sound Engineer

Joshua Abrams

Original Music Composer

Joshua Abrams

Music Arranger

Neil Strauch

Music Arranger

Joshua Abrams

Musician

Hamid Drake

Musician

Marquis Hill

Musician

Directing

Richard O'Connor

Director

Production

Dave Isay

Executive Producer

Rachel Hartman

Executive Producer

Savannah Winchester

Producer

Sound

Kerrie Hillman

Audio Post Coordinator

Lauren Smith

Sound

Chelsea Aguilera

Recording Supervision

Jarrett Floyd

Sound Engineer

Joshua Abrams

Original Music Composer

Joshua Abrams

Music Arranger

Neil Strauch

Music Arranger

Joshua Abrams

Musician

Hamid Drake

Musician

Marquis Hill

Musician